Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

Jean Racine (December 22, 1639April 21, 1699) was a French playwright. He was one of the most famous of the 17th century in France (with Molière and Corneille). Racine was mostly a tragedian, even though he did write one comedy.

Jean Racine, in an engraving by Pierre Savart.

Works

  • La Thébaïde (1664)
  • Alexandre le Grand (1665)
  • Andromaque (1667)
  • Les Plaideurs (1668)
  • Britannicus (1669)
  • Bérénice (1670)
  • Bajazet (1672)
  • Mithridate (1673)
  • Iphigénie (1674)
  • Phèdre (1677)
  • Esther (drama) (1689)
  • Athalie (1691)